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- Re: entomologist/data scientist's societal analysis, robert
- peterturchin.com I wonder what Thomas Piketty thinks about his thesis? I think Piketty doesn't try to explain why there has been a continuing widening income gap, in the sense that Piketty uses the traditional Marxist materialist approach to these things....
- Re: public transit and COVID, robert
- The final sentence seems to say it all: “The whole problem with all this is everybody’s afraid of stuff they shouldn’t be afraid of and not afraid of things they should be afraid of,†he said. “They’re willing to go to a bar and drink, but the...
- Re: Lupin, robert
- Pretty glowing review. Surprising for a RogerEbert.com review. In any case, we can add it to our queue and watch it at some point. The demand for home entertainment during this time is really phenomenal.
- Re: Biden bingo, robert
- I don't get it. What's on 11/20? Nice card, 'tho.
Re: NYTimes.com: A QAnon ¡Digital Soldie r¢ Marches On, Undeterred by Theory¢s Un raveling, robert
- "Over a series of conversations, I learned that she had a longstanding suspicion of elites dating back to her Harvard days, when she felt out of place among people she considered snobby rich kids. As an adult, she joined the anti-establishment left, advoc...
Re: Ca mobilizes National Guard amid concern over unres, robert
- Well, nothing happened today. Maybe it was all sound and fury signifying nothing.
Re: stripping CA desert protections?, robert
- Do we really need more stuff? I guess Trump just wants his friends to make lots of money by making more stuff and destroying our biosystems in the process. I think we need to settle into a lower standard of living and work less: npr.org "Laziness Does Not...
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- Re: stripping CA desert protections?, robert
- Fuck the desert turtles and terrapins! 😉 Another thing about laziness: not only should it be incumbent upon individuals to not work too hard, but those who work too hard should be appropriate punished (taxed), such as Larry Ellison and Elon Musk. Then, we...
Re: fascism here, Robert
- Although he's obviously not "for" voting, Paul Street didn't mention one of my biggest pet peeve of voting, namely that nobody owns up to what and who they actually voted for and against after the election. I.e., nobody takes responsibility of their vote....
Re: Your friend has shared a SFChronicle.com link with you:, robert
- I didn't need a logon.
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Re: Loud Bangs / Explosions (fwd), robert
- Yeah, seemed to have happened again last night at 1am. Saw the flash before the boom this time.
Re: Fwd: Today’s events in Washington, robert
- Well, amazingly, no violence. Maybe the domestic terrorists are strategizing.
You've scheduled: discuss PBS "The Long Song", Meetup
- Title: Meetup See you on: Saturday, February 20, 2021 You’re going! discuss PBS "The Long Song" Your event has been scheduled Adventures in History and Culture Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 7:00 PM PT Online event Please join the video call prior to the s...
Re: You've Got Voice Mail my-Oakland-voicemail-number, Robert
- National Abortion Funds, thanking me.
Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, Robert
- I have this insurance. I'll also upload it to our Google Docs. Attachment: pdfJFUXWdUPNW.pdf Description: SupplementLifeADnD.pdf
Re: Fw: Thanks! Within 24 hours we'll be in touch - Order Successfully Placed, Robert
- They will call on Saturday to negotiate a delivery time for Sunday. I'm wondering if I should go to the Post Office today so I don't have to go tomorrow? I guess we should decide tomorrow whether we should go to the farmers market.
Re: Fw: Thanks! Within 24 hours we'll be in touch - Order Successfully Placed, Robert
- dispatchtrack.com says that our current ETA is 10:35am.
Re: Fw: VIRTUAL Pub Quiz on January 22!, Robert
- We should try to exercise before this.
Re: Free is Bad, robert
- Ironic that it's available at Amazon...
Re: rbg mural, robert
- Better than that crappy little shrine at the Santa Clara Court House.
Re: The Ritz Needs Your Help! (fwd), robert
- Is The Ritz still alive?
Re: where's Kamala's dad?, robert
- I remember when I was in college and my best friend was vehement that he would never vote for Jesse Jackson for president because he was against religion. Looking back, I see that that was a quaint idea. I did vote for Mondale in the fall -- probably the ...
Re: Joe & Kamala's playlist, robert
- I guess I should be happy that I know 3 songs on this list. I don't think I'd call "Fool in the Rain" a "Latin" (or latinx 😏) beat. It's in 3/4 time, so definitely a "waltz".
Re: Sneakemail Email Verification Request (fwd), robert
- I'm setting this up as a back-up in case sonic.net goes down or goes out of business or whatnot. One of things you'll need to do if I die is to keep the sneakemail.com account going since it's associated with a lot of valuable info, still.
Re: 📣 Just scheduled: Virtual Meetup: "How About Adolf?" (2019) & "Don't Talk To Irene" (2018) (fwd), robert
- These movies are both rated 3 stars for me on MovieLens.
problems at work, Robert
- zdnet.com Ah, looks like this is what happened. 💡 Once inside, NetExtender is what we use to access other internal systems. I hope the patched version includes Linux early on, otherwise I will still be stuck.
Re: Larry King has died of Covid, robert
- I knew that the rate of celebrity death would continue to increase as time moves forward, but it may be that the pandemic could increase it even faster, especially since it seems to affect older people. Glad Noelle's dad got his vaccine shot.
The Second Sex, Robert
- existentialcomics.com I skimmed the referred-to Stanford article. Pretty interesting.
questions for Ethical Culture Society, Robert
- Below are my questions. Do you think prison should be for rehabilitation or for punishment? Should society invest its resources in rehabilitating incarcerated people? Is reducing the number of incarcerated people a worthy goal? Should someone be released a...
- Re: questions for Ethical Culture Society, Noelle
- barack did pardon/commute sentences of lots of drug offenders, but did not really change the federal prison system as far as I know. on a related note, he wanted to close Gitmo prison and that did not get far.
[no subject], Robert
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Re: Zoom Happy Hour Invite: Saturday, 1/23 at 5:30p PST, robert
- David - did you ever get your camera working on Linux? Webcams on all my Linux laptops and desktops (those that have a webcam) work fine.
mail DVD, Robert
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Re: WSJ/Los Gatos hospital gives vaccine to LG teachers, heather Howard
- Well I do think that educators need to be vaccinated sooner than later. My Brazilian colleague knows several professor friends who have already been inoculated. However, elderly folks should be the priority. The ethics of vaccinating are pretty complex. Ju...
make sure fetch_hits.pl is still decaying, Robert
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Re: Ted Rall Subscription Service (fwd), robert
- I agree.
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- Re: Ted Rall Subscription Service (fwd), robert
- Like that electoral-vote article, what it comes down to is that parties don't matter in our society, only individuals. If Bernie had won, things might have been a little different, even though Bernie ran as a Democrat. But, Ted is correct: anti-capitalist...
- Re: Ted Rall Subscription Service (fwd), robert
- Really good points. If property rights is part and parcel of the system being attacked by the left, then why respect property rights? On the other hand, I'm not sure that destroying property without an ideological base will be unlikely to win any followers...
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- Re: Ted Rall Subscription Service (fwd), robert
- Do you mean? netflix.com In any case, I don't think Ted (nor I) are advocating killing people. Just not respecting or even destroying property. But, again, without the backing of a convincing ideological basis, wanton destruction won't sway anybody.
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- Re: Ted Rall Subscription Service (fwd), robert
- Very good question. I'd like to think that it wouldn't be necessary, but it does lay out the issue. In any case, again, any perception of an action is dependent upon the ideological framework in which it is executed. If there is no such framework, then it...
Re: Ted Rall Subscription Service (fwd), robert
- "Waxman argues that RCV doesn’t actually lead to a candidate who represents the majority of voters." We already knew that. If Ted has only read wikipedia.org , he would know that ranked-choice voting does not result in the most satisfying result, but it ...
Re: Ted Rall Subscription Service (fwd), robert
- FWIW, Ca is much better than most states since it has the CCPA. But, yeah, it could be stronger and better.
Re: Ted Rall Subscription Service (fwd), robert
- Interesting.
Re: Ted Rall Subscription Service (fwd), robert
- I happen to disagree with Ted here. I think starting out with lockdowns was the best decision. It probably saved millions of lives worldwide. However, he may be right that they no longer make sense, especially if omicron is as mild as the experts are sayin...
Re: FDR attempted coup, http : //dummy . us . eu . org/robert
- Interesting.
Re: densify, robert
- Yeah. Never knew that that was a multi-tenant unit.
Re: A viral post argues East Coast folks are better people even if they aren't as 'nice' as those out West (fwd), robert
- I think the "pioneer spirit" is a little dated. But, I could see the point. Given that the west coast has become a deep blue these days, it's possible that rather than some one person giving a sweater to someone, they expect the government to give them the...
Re: wine algorithm, robert
- Didn't work for me. Interesting questions, 'tho.
Re: These are the trendiest new Bay Area pizza spots to try this winter, robert
- Is a pizza still a pizza if it's elliptical shaped?
Re: article by one of tonight's speakers, robert
- Surprised that there was no mention of capitalism or dominance-based social relationships.
Re: Pro-Navalny Protests Sweep Russia in Challenge to Putin - The New York Times, Robert
- I understand the anger against Putin, but isn't the problem the system itself? Certainly, I don't expect much from Biden, except maybe to stop the novel coronavirus a few years ahead of what Trump would've.
take Feb 12 off, Robert
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call roof repair places, Robert
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- I just called about roof leak. Our address is ., where-I-live. Land line phone our-San-Jose-phone-number. Tx
No Subject (sent to http://www.mysmsforward.com/~F1my-Oakland-voicemail-number-T14089631246), http : //www . sneakemail . com/~bccme
- Called about our roof leak. My name is Robert. Address is St., where-I-live. Land line is our-San-Jose-phone-number. Tx
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- I just called about roof leak. Our address is ., where-I-live. Land line phone our-San-Jose-phone-number. Tx
Thank you Robert! (fwd), Noelle
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Re: Request to load CCBW listings, Noelle
- Bob - I cannot find this email (the one with the link) anywhere. Is there a way to check whether the unumhumbrewing.com spam filters threw the email away? Thanks.
Re: Request to load CCBW listings (fwd), robert
- Did you ever hear anything back from Bob or Joanne?
Re: ‘The perfect target’: Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spy (fwd), robert
- This would be a great podcast, in the spirit of Wind of Change.
Re: deaths in CA in 2020, robert
- Interesting. I wonder how this will ultimately affect the demographics, given that it's mostly older Latino and black men dying. For example, would this cause more younger people to want children if they know that they'll die young? Or, will the threat of...
Re: anti-eviction demo, robert
- Let's lynch the landlord?
Re: lockdown cabin fever? (fwd), robert
- I think it will take years before we get to watching The West Wing. We haven't even started House of Cards. Big piles of streaming entertainment. This is a great list. I wonder if it could be expanded to thousands of suggestions, all categorized. Then, pe...
Re: frisbee, robert
- Field trip? Would one need to quarantine since it's more than 150 miles?
Re: USPS® Expected Delivery by Friday, January 29, 2021 arriving by 9:00pm 940551120255 5917147276 (fwd), robert
- Finally, got regular salsa and not just sauces.
Re: Santa Fe Zoom Boom, robert
- I assume that the value of your house has gone up? Have you checked Zillow lately? Maybe it would be a good time to move to New England after all ('tho, I don't recommend it).
Re: how news channels cover news, through word analysis, robert
- Pretty nifty. Seems like a lot of manual effort. It would be cool if someone could automate all of this analysis.
Re: [Santa Fe New Mexican] hospitals: Over a quarter of workers refusing COVID-19 vaccine, Robert
- 😕
Re: Bernie crochet, robert
- What a great fund raiser!
Re: The best sushi restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area, robert
- Why didn't they have any where-I-live restaurants? Another case of San Francisco supremacism?
Re: Editorial: Gov. Newsom’s latest premature reop ening of Ca repeats a costly mistake - SFChron icle.com, robert
- Yeah, interesting. Time will certainly tell whether this was a savvy move or a career-ending one.
Re: from Marketplace: choosing a college, robert
- I think there were a few more college financial aid stories since this came out.
Re: CA Craft Beer Week Host Account (fwd), robert
- You should reply to Joanne to tell her that it worked, to make sure everyone is on the same page.
Re: rami malek.denzel washington movie at drive in, robert
- Interesting. Wanna see it?
You're confirmed for: Sunday morning Meetup, Meetup
- Title: Meetup See you on: Sunday, January 31, 2021 You’re going! Sunday morning Meetup South Bay DINKs and SINKs Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 11:00 AM PT Online event Please join the video call prior to the start of the event. See event details 13 Dinks and...
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- You're confirmed for: Sunday morning Meetup, Meetup
- Title: Meetup See you on: Sunday, February 28, 2021 You’re going! Sunday morning Meetup South Bay DINKs and SINKs Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 11:00 AM PT Online event Please join the video call prior to the start of the event. See event details 7 Dinks an...
FW: 📣 Just scheduled: Movie Night: Ghost in the Shell, Robert
- Any interest?
FW: 📣 Just scheduled: Movie Night: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Robert
- Any interest?
Re: 1000% increase, robert
- Very sad and a terrible reflection of our long-standing, inexplicable racism.
Re: NYTimes.com: What Can Covid-19 Teach Us About the Mysteries of Smell?, robert
- You would think that an adapted, mutated virus would drop the loss of smell as a side-effect since, presumably, people killing themselves due to feeling depressed due to loss of smell would limit its spread. It's too bad that synoschesia isn't explored he...
Re: The Pandemic Is Resetting Casual Friendships - The Atlantic, robert
- I'm on the verge of stopping since I just don't see how the theme can continue. At some point, the Emily character will learn French and the French society and will lose her American-ness, and what will happen then? Still, a kinda funny and cute watch.
Re: How much is owed to you on the loan?, Robert
- Just to re-iterate what we discussed on a recent family conference, I will not be assuming any annual interest income on the home loan on my taxes and will instead pay a lump sum in taxes when your house is sold, based on the pay-out of $46,800. (I think ...
Heidegger, robert
- existentialcomics.com This is what I was talking about. Unfortunately for you, it is not in French. Not sure you will find something equivalent written in French.
- Re: Heidegger, robert
- existentialcomics.com This is the one that I was laughing about.
Re: JewishGen Talks: Roots of Jews in North Africa-Names and History (fwd), robert
- You're going to take time off from work at 11am on Tuesday to attend this?
make sure Fireeye Endpoint has a command line interface, Robert
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Re: Crowler pickup/growler fill (fwd), robert
- What time are you going?
Re: cat-dog joke––really corny (fwd), robert
- OK....
It’s tax time! Here’s your 2020 donation summary., Give Lively
- It’s tax time! Here’s your 2020 donation summary. Your 2020 Donation Tax Summary WHY YOU'RE RECEIVING THIS EMAIL - In 2020, you made a financial gift to one or more nonprofit organizations that use the Give Lively fundraising platform to raise money. (Tha...
Re: DPH-451 Noelle - Delete Request (done, IT) (fwd), robert
- That's fine, I think. I just don't want the documents accessed by a third party, such as someone who gets access to your phone.
Coronavirus live updates: Kaiser cancels thousands of shots in Bay Area, citing lack of vaccine, heather Howard
- Not digging my healthcare provider right now... sfchronicle.com
Re: Your Daily Digest for Wed, Feb 03 (fwd), robert
- If, at first, you don't succeed...
Re: Fw: Ticket Purchase Confirmation for The Little Things, Robert
- Let's try to download the ticket to your phone.
Re: Listings for CA Craft Beer Week (fwd), robert
- Better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission -- or wait for him -- when it comes to Bob. You need to say to him: shit or get off of the pot.
Re: virtual beer yoga for CCBW, robert
- Did you do it through the email message? If so, it's possible that the URL is being rewritten/modified incorrectly.
Re: tonight, robert
- Ordered for 5:30pm
Re: adoptive mom untangles nature and nurture, robert
- You should also tell Kathryn.
Re: Good news: Your pickup order is scheduled â°ğŸ•, Robert
- We should order a bigger one next time. I was still hungry afterwards.
Re: Fusion Voicemail from BALKOVEC WALL C [412-979-7452] to our-San-Jose-phone-number (00:21) (fwd), robert
- Good.
the grown-up Mary July/Julie Purcell/Julie Ardoin, Robert
- imdb.com Doh! Louise Cherry in Murdoch! That's why she was so familiar!
Re: Zoom happy hour on Sat?, robert
- I'm available.
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- Re: Zoom happy hour on Sat?, robert
- I thought you weren't doing anything this weekend, other than picking up beer?
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- Re: Zoom happy hour on Sat?, robert
- You should bring up the Unumhum beer week site on your phone and place it in front of your computer's webcam constantly so Bob cannot possibly ignore it.
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- Re: Zoom happy hour on Sat?, robert
- Sounds fine by me. Do you mean that he won't have to use his phone to get on Zoom?
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- Re: Zoom happy hour on Sat?, Noelle
- here's our listings on Beer Week website cacraftbeerweek.com cacraftbeerweek.com
Plummer is dead, Noelle
- bummer indiewire.com
Re: the little things review, robert
- Hmm. No references to "Training Day"??
Re: COVID HAZARD pay, robert
- This would be less of a problem if the city also imposed extra pay for grocery delivery drivers as well. After all, Amazon is also competing against these grocery market chains.
Re: student debt compared with Roman Empire, robert
- Interesting. So, this argument (probably one that David Graeber would have agreed with) is that debt produces income inequality, redistributing wealth to the upper classes. I guess that's what's happening now, in slow motion. Maybe in 500 years, the trans...
Re: The Best Beer to Drink During the Superb Owl 🦉🈠(fwd), robert
- Trademark, more likely. 'Tho, I suspect it's unlikely that they would go after small fish like this one. But, the lawyers probably think it's better safe than sorry.
Re: resilience doctrine pt 2, http : //dummy . us . eu . org/robert
- How come Naomi Klein never mentions this in relation to disaster capitalism? Seems like having a positive side to disasters is infrequently talked about. Interesting about Gilligan's Island vs. Lord of the Flies. Never thought about that. This quote: ...e...
Re: loose vs. tight cultures & COVID, robert
- "New Zealand exemplifies this approach. Kiwis are famously loose, but they enacted some of the world’s strictest measures early on – and tamed their rule-breaking spirit, limiting Covid-19 deaths to just 25." I didn't know that Kiwis are famously loos...
Re: resilience doctrine (fwd), robert
- Ah. This is what I said in my other response! I wonder if this class is available online?
Re: missing mind (fwd), robert
- At what point will you decide to put your dad into a home?
Re: rice noodle making in Burma, robert
- I cannot see this.
Re: Fw: Why Valentine's Day?, Robert
- Probably not in one week, that's for sure.
Re: The Case of the Serial Sperm Donor - The New York Times, robert
- Aren't we all descendents of Genghis Kahn? I mean, this isn't without precedent. In any case, if the main worry is siblings marrying each other, shouldn't the required blood test clear up the problem?
The Reader, Robert
- netflix.com Why did we never see this?
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- Re: The Reader, Robert
- The reviewers keep saying "this is not a Holocaust movie!". I'll stick it on my queue, anyway.
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- Re: The Reader, Noelle
- this guy agrees with you about winslet's performance rogerebert.com
- Re: The Reader, Robert
- time.com is an interesting read.
- Re: The Reader, Noelle
- the Diqus commenters complained on the vein that movies these days always makes historic characters gay or lesbian but it's kind of like believing historic drama movies are 100% true
Re: To recall Gavin Newsom, GOP needs another Arnold Schwarzenegger, robert
- If it's looking so bad for the Republicans, why is Newsom opening up the state? Is he just trying to be "better safe than sorry" w.r.t. his political survival?
Re: Sandwiches at Jtown Pizza Co. (fwd), robert
- Doesn't look like it: yelp.com
another reason why Jerry was an asshole, Robert
- calmatters.org This agreement was passed while under the administration. I cannot imagine who ever thought that debit cards are ever a good idea. (I don't have one.)
Re: Rosemary RSVPed to Events Subcommittee: CA Craft Beer Week discussion on Sun, February 7 (fwd), robert
- Well, Bob will be the big fish.
Re: Atom Egoyan films, robert
- OK, added some.
Re: Electoral Vote Canadian debate continues, robert
- I like the curling joke.
Re: NYTimes.com: Pandemic’s Toll on Housing: Falling Behind, Doubling Up, robert
- Rent and mortgage strike?
Re: NYTimes.com: France’s Latest Covid Measure : Letting Workers Eat at Their Desks, robert
- Ah, that's one thing I have not seen "Emily in Paris" do -- eat at her work desk. I guess that particular American stereotype wasn't considered.
Re: NYTimes.com: A New Front in the Anti-Vaccine Fight Emerges in Ca, robert
- It's like I said months ago: we should just lock up the extremists in their churches so they can build up their own herd immunity. But, I guess that won't be happening in Santa Clara county. cbslocal.com
OLO-Pickup Order Confirmation for Robert from Blue Mango Restaurant, http : //www . spoton . com/~no-reply
- Order #4215-1 Thanks for your order, Robert Total $44.80 Ordered From Blue Mango Restaurant (408) 885-9222 635 Coleman Ave #4B where-I-live 95110 Pickup - Sunday, Feb 7th 6:00 PM Customer Info Robert my-Oakland-voicemail-number eu.org Qty Product Price 1 F...
look for lang conf level for English for SVM and make conf level be below that when turning off scrabble, Robert
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look up CVE-2021-3347, Robert
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Google Forms, Robert
- google.com It might be easy. You could try it yourself and see how it goes.
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- Re: Google Forms, Robert
- It appears to work. So, once the listing is updated, you should be good-to-go. It might be nice to put when the Happy Hour is on the form, but not a biggie, I don't think.
Re: ugh, but yay, Robert
- I probably would've done this in Perl. I don't recommend learning Perl, 'tho, since it takes syntactic sugar to entirely quite bitter level. Probably Python would've been easier than C. Admittedly, Python is not as powerful for I/O stuff as Perl or C, but...
- Re: ugh, but yay, Brian
- If I did it in Python, it'd look just like my C code, I'm guessing.
Fw: US Benefits - FSA Plan Changes, Robert
- From: A Message from NoSticWall HR <http://www.noSticwall.com/~A_Message_from_noSticwall_HR> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 11:44 AM To: A Message from noSticwall HR <A_Message_from_noSticwall_HR@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: US Benefits - FSA Plan Changes I...
Fw: [Spam] Robert, unlock important plan information ., Robert
- Are you going to do planks while working on your laptop?
Re: FW: RSA install and banner, http : //dummy . us . eu . org/robert
- This is all useless without the process of enrolling in the MFA. All you need is the company code, etc. Not sure why they're sitting on their hands since Feb 23 is just 12 days away.
Re: Fusion Voicemail from TARGET CVS PHAR [408-346-2023] to our-San-Jose-phone-number (00:44) (fwd), robert
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Re: Fw: Judas and the Black Messiah Opens Tonight, Robert
- When?
Re: Disappointing (fwd), robert
- If the Dems were to play it right, they could backdoor a universal basic income. But, I'm very doubtful -- and this article seems to agree.
Re: drinking soda can affect cholesterol level?, robert
- That's weird. I guess seltzer is good, 'tho.
Re: I took a walk (fwd), robert
- Yeah, lots of leg pain to go around. Growing old sucks (to repeat the cliché).
Re: COVID response report out, robert
- I'm glad they slapped on a number to this. I have always just guessed a number for the past months.
Re: 3Below Liquidation Auction Thursday Feb. 11 (fwd), robert
- I hope it went well.
Re: china birthrate slumps, robert
- This is incredibly good news. Maybe humanity will have a bright future after all.
Re: Wilbur's February 2021 newsletter (fwd), robert
- I forgot: did you get a refund for the original scheduled stay on May 21, 2021 ?
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